. The Maine central. A journal of travel . are always a popular form of exercise among the residents. You are never bored at Small Point — never sink into the sad condition of thoseunfortunates to be seen at uncounted watering-places, who, from sheer ennui, acquire theveranda habit, and sit for long hours staring at nothing, and thinking about it. The onlytrouble at the Point is to find time for the varied activities which every succeeding dayoffers to you ; and yet, should you be one of those tired-out souls, who ask simply rest andquiet, you can find them there in perfection ; for the whole
. The Maine central. A journal of travel . are always a popular form of exercise among the residents. You are never bored at Small Point — never sink into the sad condition of thoseunfortunates to be seen at uncounted watering-places, who, from sheer ennui, acquire theveranda habit, and sit for long hours staring at nothing, and thinking about it. The onlytrouble at the Point is to find time for the varied activities which every succeeding dayoffers to you ; and yet, should you be one of those tired-out souls, who ask simply rest andquiet, you can find them there in perfection ; for the whole peninsula is virtually a privatepark where the excursionist never comes—and wouldnt be allowed to play baseball byday and the banjo by night if he did. The original nucleus of the colony was Captain Melville B. Spinneys farm house, visitedyear after year by Bath and Augusta people, several of whom ended by building cottagesfor themselves on sites not far distant ; the late Joseph R. Bodwell, who died in office as i8o THE MAINE CENTRAL. Governor of Maine, being the pioneerin this movement. The number ofsummer sojourners grew with eachseason, until, the Spinney house ac-commodations becoming quite insuf-ficient, the Small Point Club corpora-tion was organized to build andmaintain the fine club house which A SAFE HARBOR—SMALL POINT.
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